Wrestling At The 1976 Summer Olympics

	Wrestling At The 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating nations A total of 330 wrestlers from 41 nations competed at the Montreal Games: See also * List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling * List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics events Olympics 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Centre Pierre Charbonneau Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a community center located in the Olympic Park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1957 and its gymnasium holds 2,700 people. The arena also hosted wrestling events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was originally built as a police academy and is located at 3000 rue Viau. All types of courses are given in such areas as gymnastics, martial arts, music, and languages. The center also hosts various conventions and exhibitions during the year. It is the former home of the Montreal Jazz of the National Basketball League of Canada. It was formerly host to the Montreal Royal of the American Basketball Association's current incarnation, and the Montreal Sasquatch of the Premier Basketball League. On December, 27, Thursday, 2007 the arena held a TNA Wrestling House Show. In September 2016, Montreal Roller Derby hosted a 2016 International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yang Jung-Mo Yang Jung-Mo (Hangul: 양정모, Hanja: 梁正模; born January 22, 1953 in Busan) is a retired South Korean Olympic games, Olympic freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and the first Olympic champion from South Korea. He received a gold medal in the featherweight division of wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. References External links * * * 1953 births Living people South Korean wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of South Korea Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics South Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1974 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1978 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Sportspeople from Busan 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ben Peterson Benjamin Lee "Ben" Peterson (born June 27, 1950) is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. As a college wrestler, Peterson was a two-time NCAA champion at Iowa State. He founded the "Camp of Champs," which brought in Olympic wrestlers to train with high schoolers. Peterson also coached wrestling at Maranatha Baptist University for 28 years. Early life Peterson was born in Barron County, Wisconsin but grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Comstock. While attending Cumberland High School, Peterson competed in both football and wrestling. As a senior, he finished 2nd in the state wrestling tournament. College career Peterson continued his wrestling career at Iowa State University where he competed in the 190 pound weight class and studied architecture. Peterson continued his success capturing three Big Eight championships and back-to-back NCAA titles in 1971 and 1972. Peterson would later be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]